—winger John Westin, 207th overall, from the Modo junior team in Sweden.

As Gauthier left the Staples Center, he was already looking ahead to an off-season that should be much less tumultuous than the last one. He's feeling optimistic about next year.

"It's not like last summer, where there was going to be a lot of changes and everybody knew it," said Gauthier. "We've had a year with this team and so we know a lot more about them. We feel a lot more confident about our team."

His top priority is getting goalie Carey Price's name on a contract. He's a restricted free agent this summer and Gauthier expects to start negotiations soon.

"We need a goalie at training camp so we better sign him," said Gauthier.